Oral histoplasmosis as an indicator of HIV infection

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 1998 Aug;86(2):203-6. doi: 10.1016/s1079-2104(98)90126-3.

Abstract

Histoplasmosis as a serious opportunistic infection in association with AIDS has assumed considerable importance. We have gathered 20 case reports from the literature of oral histoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients. In some cases, oral lesions appear to be the primary or only manifestation of disease. We report one such case of oral histoplasmosis in a bisexual man who was seen with ulcerations on the palate and proved to be infected by HIV.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
  • Adult
  • Bisexuality
  • Blotting, Western
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis
  • Histoplasmosis / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Oral Ulcer / microbiology*
  • Palate / microbiology